Ten - Ten,

the next one is Sunday June 14th. here is all the info:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1586473594966544/

facebook event page if anyone wants to RSVP, discuss with the locals, ask questions, etc.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1586473594966544/

Thanks again for posting Sam =)

Craven,

Frank here. Thanks so much for posting about this. I was on top of it for a bit but slipped. Going to get back into the habit of posting our events and results here. Came here today and saw this. Thanks man! See you around.

Hi TheWhiteDragon, will do!

We have had 1 other vintage tournament in San Antonio, it was just after Christmas last year. I think there were 5 or 6 local San Antonio players, and the Austin players that came down for it from our group. Hannah at Dragons Lair was really cool and it was a win-a-box basically. We have been wanting to collaborate with her and D Lair again but offer up some more eternal prizes, hence the Time Vault, Mana Crypt, Wasteland, Fetch as prizes for this one. 

Sorry to hear that you cant make it, but definitely would like to have you at the next one. As for your other friends who would play, please tell them about this one. We allow unlimited proxies, so no one is excluded. All of the prizes are actually being put up by one member of the Austin cabal out of his own pocket, so we want to make sure we have the best possible turnout. Please help spread the word locally!

Thanks,

Frank

I made an error in the 17 - 24 player payout. Now corrected.

The Eternal Struggle Planning Cabal is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Dragon's Lair in San Antonio to host our next proxy Vintage tournament! And this time around, we have some really killer prizes. Mark your calendars for ETERNAL STRUGGLE #5 - TIME VAULT TOURNAMENT

WHEN
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 2014
Entry fee is $20.00.
Registration from 11:30 to noon.
Tournament begins at noon.

WHERE
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy
7959 Fredericksburg Road, Suite #129
San Antonio, TX

Our TO, Hannah Wines, may be reached at: hannah AT dlair.net
IMPORTANT: This event will be held at the Dragon's Lair in San Antonio, not Austin!
D-Lair has ample parking. If you need to purchase or trade for cards to play in this tournament, please do so before the event. We like to get started as soon as possible.

TOURNAMENT INFO
As usual, we are allowing an UNLIMITED number of proxies. We will not charge people for proxies. Proxy events cannot be sanctioned, but this event will be run at Regular REL.
Decklists will be required! We will post the top decklists on ATXMTG.net. To save time, consider printing your decklist out the night before.

Players are encouraged to consult the rules for Vintage deck construction before registering: http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=judge/resources/sfrvintage

ROUNDS AND PRIZE STRUCTURE
The more players we get, the better the prizes! These are guaranteed payouts:

At 8 or fewer players...
We will have 3 rounds Swiss, with payouts based on standings.
1st Place: Wasteland

At 9 to 16 players...
We will have 4 rounds Swiss, with a cut to top 4.
1st Place: Wasteland
2nd Place: Verdant Catacombs

At 17 to 24 players...
1st Place: Mana Crypt (Book)
2nd Place: Wasteland
3rd Place: Verdant Catacombs
4th place: One of each Unglued basic land (each player will receive 5 Unglued basics: WUBRG)

At 25 to 32 players...
We will have 5 rounds Swiss, with a cut to top 8.
1st place: Time Vault (Unlimited)
2nd Place: Mana Crypt (Book)
3rd Place: Wasteland
4th Place: Verdant Catacombs
5th-8th: One of each Unglued basic land (each player will receive 5 Unglued basics: WUBRG)

If more than 32 players show, we will have six rounds Swiss with a cut to top 8 and the aforementioned payout.
The above-mentioned prizes are guaranteed based on attendance. Depending on attendance, we may also add more prizes to the pool.

PROXIES
We are very particular about the kinds of proxies that players may use in our Vintage tournaments. Please see the Eternal Struggle Proxy Rules for more information at: http://www.atxmtg.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=191
If you have questions about whether certain proxies are acceptable, please our Cabal leader, Matt Tedrow, who can be reached at: tedrow.mtg AT gmail.com.

For the correct Oracle wording of a card, visit either of these sites:
http://magiccards.info/
http://gatherer.wizards.com/

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to ask.

Hope to see you there!
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Who are we? The Eternal Struggle Cabal is a small group of Vintage loving dudes in Austin, TX who decided to take to the streets and start organizing our own proxy Vintage tournaments. We are comprised of a L2 Judge, a L1 Judge, a web dude, a scribe, and a guy who loves artifacts way too much.  

Hi everybody!

My name is Frank, 33, longtime nickname has been frankycuttlas (long story) so I go by Frank Cuttlas to many who know me.  Born and raised in Chicago, IL but have lived in Austin, TX for the last 8 years. When I was a kid the comic book store I hung out at had a few gaming tables and a few older dudes would play MTG there. Unlimited had just came out but the store was bought up quickly so a friend and I were only spectators until Revised was released. We each bought a starter deck and 2 boosters, and I was hooked. Played revised through Ice Age and managed to convert a 2nd friend to the game. After Ice Age was released both friends who played quit for different reasons and I was left with no one to really play with, so I stopped. At M12 I downloaded the stupid ipad game and got frustrated at all the limitations of it such as deck building and game play. Id try and play a combat trick as an instant and the game would move on to damage and I would lost my guy, etc. So I called around to a few LGS to see if they had the promo Grave Titan card as it was a free bonus. I went to one and the owner told me about the M12 pre-release which was just a few weeks away. I signed up and have been hooked since.  

I only play Legacy & Vintage and I am addicted to foils. I had a huge collection of Modern cards, could play any deck in the format, but when they all spiked again and again, I decided to sell out of Modern completely and buy power as I knew Vintage Masters was coming and anticipated power getting even more expensive. I grinded my way to a full set of power in just under 1 month (it was exhausting).

My main goal with registering on TMD is to join into the local community events section. Sometime last year a few of my friends started a cabal, The Eternal Struggle, with a few Vintage enthusiasts and we began hosting our own Vintage tournaments with an unlimited number of proxies allowed (but we do have rules for acceptable proxies). We typically bring Vintage decks to events and jam side games as a way to encourage players to just try the format and help grow our local Vintage community. Between the 5 members of the cabal we have an L2 Judge, an L1 Judge, and and total of 3 members who can run our own WER. Our approach to any LGS who is willing to host our events is "We can bring our own judge, our own WER, and will handle everything, we just need the space." It has been up and down so far, but we are learning more with each event. Once I get more acclimated on here, I will post the details of our next event. Any and all are welcome!